Obituaries
Hilmar Sather Bayview, Idaho
Visitation for Hilmar C. Sather, 76, will be today and Sunday from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home in Spokane. Service will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Hennessey Valley Funeral Home in Spokane.
Mr. Sather, a longtime Spokane resident, died Monday.
He served with the Army during World War II and later moved to Spokane, where he worked at Kaiser Aluminum’s Mead plant for 23 years before retiring in 1980. He and his wife, Mary, spent their retirement in Bayview and wintered in Spokane.
His first wife, Alverna Loken, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his wife of 30 years, Mary; a son, Dennis Sather of Germany; eight stepchildren, Tom Pearson and Janice Johnson, both of Bayview, Jeff Pearson of Iowa, Denice Pearson, Sandy Blessing, Richard Pearson and Brad Pearson, all of Spokane, and Jim Pearson of Woodinville, Wash.; a sister, Irene Anderson of Spokane; 14 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Spokane, P.O. Box 2215, Spokane 99210-2215.
Lyle Benedict Spokane
Visitation for Lyle C. Benedict, 96, is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Riplinger Funeral Home. A rosary will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Mount St. Michael Catholic Church, with funeral Mass Monday at 8 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Mount St. Michael Cemetery.
Mr. Benedict, who was born in Canton, S.D., died Tuesday.
He graduated from Rogers High School and had lived in Spokane for more than 80 years.
He sang in many theatrical productions on the East Coast when he was young and also performed locally in churches and theater performances.
He and his wife, Irene, operated a laundry in Spokane for many years. He was retired from the Postal Service and had worked for many years at the Riverside Post Office.
He wrote a book on the history of Bull River at Fort Steele, British Columbia, where his parents and family homesteaded.
He and his wife also spent many years at their second home on Priest Lake, Idaho.
His wife, Irene, preceded him in death.
Mr. Benedict is survived by a daughter, Virginia Stott of California; and a granddaughter.
Elsie Kuchler Newman Lake
Visitation for Elsie Marie Kuchler, 55, is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. today at The Cremation Society of Washington. Service will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Liberty Lake.
Mrs. Kuchler, a lifetime Spokane County resident, died Thursday.
She graduated from Lewis and Clark High School and worked as a nurses aide at various hospitals. She retired 10 years ago.
She is survived by her husband of 22 years, Stanley Kuchler of Newman Lake; her father, Rodney Taylor of Spokane; six sons, Joe Machala of Newman Lake, Brian Machala of Millwood, Ron Kuchler of Hoquiam, Wash., Dan Kuchler of Pensacola, Fla., Paul Kuchler of Marysville, Wash., and Chris Provinsal of Tempe, Ariz.; three daughters, Julie Machala of Spokane, and Michelle Chapman and Cindy Kuchler, both of Grangeville, Idaho; four sisters, Evelyn Baker of Spokane, Jo Miller of Liberty Lake, Gayle Hoiland of Cataldo, Idaho, and Pat Wollweber of Spokane; and 22 grandchildren.
Loraine Peterson Spokane
Graveside service for Loraine D. Peterson, 91, will be at 11 a.m. today at Fairmount Memorial Park Cemetery. Riplinger Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.
Mrs. Peterson, a former 55-year Spokane resident, died Tuesday in Denver, where she had lived for the past six years.
She was born in rural Campbell, Neb.
In Spokane, she worked as an investment accountant and stenographer.
She is survived by many nieces and nephews.
Mildred Lannigan Bonners Ferry, Idaho
Service for Mildred Clara Lannigan, 90, will be today at 10 a.m. at the Bonners Ferry Funeral Home. Internment will follow at Grandview Cemetery.
Ms. Lannigan, who was born in Kansas, died Wednesday.
She moved to North Bench, near Bonners Ferry, in 1934 and farmed on the family ranch until moving to Bonners Ferry in 1954.
Ms. Lannigan had worked as a practical nurse and was a dishwasher at the Panhandle Cafe.
She was a past member of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Survivors include a sister, Blanche Meeker of Bonners Ferry; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Maurice Shepherd Deary, Idaho
Service for Maurice T. Shepherd, 91, was Friday at Princeton (Idaho) Church of the Nazarene. Burial was at Potlatch Cemetery in Potlatch, Idaho.
Mr. Shepherd, who died Wednesday at home, was born in Fairland, Okla.
He moved to Princeton in 1935 and operated a service station.
In 1939, he married Etna Rice in Moscow. They lived in Princeton and in 1942 moved to Potlatch, where Mr. Shepherd worked at the Potlatch Mercantile. He later worked for Potlatch Forests Inc. at its mill. He retired in 1969.
His wife died in 1989, and Mr. Shepherd moved to Deary in 1990 to be near his daughter.
He attended Princeton Church of the Nazarene and the Troy (Idaho) Church of the Nazarene. He was a member of the Potlatch Odd Fellows Lodge and the Deary Senior Citizens Club.
He is survived by a son, Clyde Shepherd of Onaway, Idaho; a daughter, Phyllis Fleener of Deary; a brother, Jack Shepherd of Bartlesville, Okla.; seven grandchildren, six stepgrandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren and 14 stepgreat-grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Potlatch Ambulance Fund or the Deary Ambulance Fund.
Nellie Voltmer Spokane
No service will be held for Nellie C. Voltmer, 94, at her request. Hazen and Jaeger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Born in Chicago, Mrs. Voltmer died Wednesday.
She married Herb Voltmer in 1934. He preceded her in death.
She was a longtime Washington state resident, and had previously lived in Reardan, Wash. She had lived in Spokane for the past 10 years.
Survivors include a brother, Norman Cross of Nine Mile Falls; and two sisters, Wilma Webb of Tucson, Ariz., and Pearl Thompson of Ballard, Wash.
Michael Erickson Spokane
Service for Michael Dennis Erickson, 44, is planned for 10 a.m. today at Holy Cross Cemetery Chapel. Burial will follow. Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Erickson died Wednesday from complications of multiple sclerosis.
He was a lifetime resident of Spokane and graduated from Gonzaga Prep and Spokane Community College.
He worked in construction.
Survivors include his parents, Bud and Pat Erickson of Mead.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society, Inland Northwest Chapter, 818 E. Sharp, Spokane, WA 99202, or to the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sub-Acute Unit, 9827 N. Nevada, Spokane, WA 99218.
Daniel Anderson Spokane
Memorial service for Daniel A. Anderson, 61, is planned for 1 p.m. today at Ball and Dodd Funeral Home-South.
Mr. Anderson, who was born in Coeur d’Alene, died Wednesday.
He graduated from Coeur d’Alene High School and worked as a mill planner for Kaiser Aluminum at Trentwood for 41 years. He retired in 1994.
He was a member of AFL-CIO Local 338.
He and his wife, Donna, spent summers at Silver Beach Campground in Spirit Lake, Idaho.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years; a son, Darin Anderson of Spokane; four daughters, Debora Combs of Otis Orchards, Teresa Turner of Hayden Lake, Idaho, Toni Anderson of Mica and Charli Kasper of Lake Quinault, Wash.; a brother, Gerald Anderson of Coeur d’Alene; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Millwood Fire Department.
Joseph Woelfel Silverton, Idaho
Rosary for Joseph William Woelfel, 88, will be today at 10 a.m. at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Wallace. Funeral Mass will follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow at St. Thomas Cemetery in Coeur d’Alene. Shoshone Funeral Service in Wallace is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Woelfel, who was born in Sandpoint, died Wednesday.
He moved to the Silver Valley from Sandpoint in 1929 and was postmaster for 30 years.
He also owned Woelfel’s Grocery Store in Silverton. He retired in 1971.
Mr. Woelfel was a member of St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, Wallace Elks and Wallace Eagles and was a former member of the Shoshone Golf Club.
His wife of 60 years, Mildred, died in 1971.
Survivors include two daughters, Nancy Williams of Newman Lake and Susan Garnsey of Silverton; a sister, Marie White of Chehalis, Wash.; seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Silver Wood Good Samaritan Center, Silverton, ID 83867.
Robert ‘Skip’ Barcelou Manila, Philippines
Memorial service for Robert “Skip” Barcelou, 55, will be today at Yates Funeral Home in Hayden Lake, Idaho. A potluck reception will follow at the Yates Hayden Lake Chapel Hospitality Hall.
Mr. Barcelou, a former Coeur d’Alene resident, died Aug. 18. He moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1949. He served in the Navy in Vietnam, where he was wounded.
He later moved to California, where he lived until moving to Manila eight years ago.
Survivors include a son, Robert Barcelou Jr. of Pocatello, Idaho; two daughters, Juanita Contabile and Cheri Dobler, both of Mead; his mother and stepfather, Ruth and Paul Miller of Coeur d’Alene; his father, Calvin Barcelou of Port Hadlock, Wash.; three sisters, Micki Wilson of Spokane, Gloria Wilson of Kellogg and Sharon Merkel of Arizona; two brothers, Stanley Barcelou of Bothell, Wash., and Dennis Miller of Post Falls; and eight grandchildren.
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